“People are saying it’s the longest-running blues matinee in the world,” says Joe Murphy. “I’m not making that claim, it’s kind of a joke, but it has been over 25 years and it is an achievement.” On Saturday afternoon, just like every Saturday afternoon for the last two-and-a-half decades, Joe Murphy & The Water […]
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A little Black Sabbath for a friend
Last month, Jim Meade, the bouncer and doorman of Gus’ Pub & Grill, suffered a stroke that’ll keep him off work for awhile. As he recovers, Gus’ is hosting the Black Sabbath Jim Benefit Bonanza on Saturday night—13 bands covering songs from the British gods of dark metal—to help alleviate Meade’s financial costs like rent […]
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Go for the Silver and Gold at Eyelevel’s glam annual bash.
Eyelevel Gallery, the Halifax art and community space since 1974, is hosting its Silver and Gold party on Thursday, a fundraiser at Pacifico. With a silent art auction, a gin-based Eyelevel cocktail special, the dance energy of DJ Mod Lewis (AKA Kate Walchuk) and MC David Dahms, Eyelevel’s director Katie Belcher says “it’s going to […]
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She’s got the look
For women who don’t wear daily makeup, how do you achieve a glamourous but natural look? The primary purpose for makeup on a wedding day, even for the most natural bride, is to even the skin tone and to look well-rested and fresh. The second purpose is to draw attention to a bride’s beautiful features: […]
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Finalists of the upcoming BluenoseAbility Film Festival
Last week at the reachAbility Association, the BluenoseAbility Film Festival announced the winners and finalists of the BAFF awards and shortlists in the region’s first disability film festival. From December 3 to 5, BAFF will show films that encourage participation of persons with disabilities, celebrating the unique contributions of the disability arts and culture movement. The […]
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Order this photobook of seven years at Evolve
What do you get for the special raver in your life that has everything? Just in time for the holidays, Halifax photographer Chris Smith has put together seven years of his favourite Evolve photos. The beautiful photobook is available for pre-order in both hardcover and softcover editions, and you can look through a glorious full preview on the sale site. […]
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Watch this short doc on the benefits of medical marijuana
“Weed is way more than just weed,” says Tristan Williams, the subject of a new short doc on the ‘undeniable benefits’ of medicinal marijuana by Abandoned Spirt House Films, founded in Halifax a few years ago by King’s College grads Roland Eksteins and Nicolas Bergeron. Both Eksteins and Bergeron are currently videographers in residence at The Banff […]
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Slime Season: Got turnt with Tommy Kruise last night
“My drink? It’s Redbull, vodka, topped with a bit of orange juice and a bunch of limes,” says Tommy Kruise. I ask him what he calls it. He looks at his whiskey glass: “I call it … the piss.” For the next 20 minutes in the ‘green room’ of The Seahorse (mostly a storage closet […]
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New music from Loveland, Ritchcraft, Nap Eyes & more
In case you missed it (#ICYMI), here are some pretty great recently released tracks from local musicians and bands for your listening pleasure on this goddamn beautiful day. Have a listen! ♥ * Loveland – “Aloe Hotel” Soft funk Halifax five-piece Loveland is killing the love-making music. Robert Loveless is a soul-singer incarnate. This one is for […]
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Where I work: Ben Caplan
WHO HE IS Halifax singer-songwriter Ben Caplan is back for two 10-song concerts with Symphony Nova Scotia this weekend. He performed three songs with the symphony in 2012, “and it just whet my appetite,” he says. “This feels way more substantial.” It’s a rare occasion to see Caplan in town, so we caught up with […]
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Groundswell Music Festival celebrates all the local delights
“This festival is a cool thing to be part of because everything to do with it is local,” says Mike Ryan, vocalist/guitarist of The Town Heroes. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the band’s label, Groundswell Music, is putting on one heck of a festival. “The music, the food, the beer, wine and cider, it’s all […]
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A Peek at the new Khyber Centre for the Arts
Last night, the Khyber Centre for the Arts hosted a grand opening at its new location (1880 Hollis Street), with the show “Equipment” by Kyle Alden Martens. My immediate reaction? It really rules having the Khyber downtown again! With a glorious storefront at the NSCAD Granville Campus, it feels a little like the old Khyber. For […]